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the night before I turned twenty one

Feb 17, 20211 min read

it was the night before my birthday

the clock read 11:30 pm

30 minutes until I turn twenty-one


we have to go to grandpa’s, mom says

the clock read 11:30 pm

I do not understand

we have to go to grandpa’s, mom says

grandpa says he has cancer


I do not understand

lymphoma

grandpa says he has cancer

my body froze


lymphoma

I did not say a word

my body froze

motionless


I did not say a word

it was the night before my birthday

motionless

30 minutes until I turn twenty-one


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